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views over the town below and its lake and Alpine backdrop. Inside the largely Gothic
Église Collégiale a mix of Romanesque elements (notably the triple apse) looms large.
CHÂTEAU
( 032 889 40 03; guided tours hourly 10am-noon & 2-4pm Mon-Fri, 2-4pm Sat & Sun Apr-Sep)
Be-
hind the church is the 15th-century castle with a pretty courtyard made for meandering.
Excellent summertime guided tours (45 minutes) allow you to poke your nose around the
castle's innards.
| Castle
Eating
Local specialities include tripe and
tomme neuchâteloise chaude
(baked goat's-cheese
starter). Rue des Moulins and nearby Rue des Chavannes in the commune are the places
to imbibe.
HÔTEL DUPEYROU $$$
( 032 725 11 83;
www.dupeyrou.ch
,
in French; Av Du Peyrou 1; mains Sfr52-56, menus from Sfr95;
lunch & dinner Tue-Sat)
DuPeyrou presides like a mini-Versailles over manicured gardens.
Built between 1765 and 1770, it regales with gastronomic dining in an 18th-century ambi-
ence. Come autumn, its game dishes are not to be missed.
| French
CHAUFFAGE COMPRIS
(
www.chaufaggecompris.ch
;
Rue des Moulins 37; 11am-late Mon-Sat)
Despite its name - Heating
Included - this retro bar with a decorative tiled entrance is one cool place to loiter, be it
for morning coffee, evening aperitif, night-owl drink or easy snacks.
| Bar
Getting There & Away
Boat
Navigation Lacs de Neuchâtel et Morat
( 032 729 96 00;
www.navig.ch
;
Port de la Ville)
runs boats late April to mid-October to/from Murten (Sfr24, 1¾ hours) and Biel (Bienne;
Sfr36, 2½ hours).
Train
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